Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA6408Su-33 Flanker D Bort 78, 1st Aviation Squadron, 279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment, Russian Navy, 2016
General Background
By 2012 the Russian Naval Aviation consisted of Su-33 fighters and Su-25UTG attack aircraft belonging to the 279th Regiment that formed the Admiral Kuznetzov carrier air wing. Also considered as part of this group were the Su-24 bombers based in the Crimea. Established in 1973 as the 279th Independent Shipborne Assault Aviation Regiment but in 1990 it became a maritime Assault Aviation Regiment. In 1993 the unit absorbed the 100th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment so the 279 th was renamed the 279 th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment based at Severomorsk-3, Murmansk Oblast.
Hobby Master HA6408, Su-33 Flanker D Bort 78, 1st Aviation Squadron, 279th, 1:72
SKU: HA6408
$109.00 Regular Price
$94.00Sale Price
Excluding Tax
- First Flight: August 31, 2009In Service: 2013Crew: 1 – 2DimensionsLength: 21.19 m (72 ft)Wingspan: Down – 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)Folded – 8.4 m (27.56 ft)Height – 5.9 m (19.42 ft)Weights: Empty – 175,000 kg (38,600 lb)Loaded – 27,000 kg (60,000 lb)Maximum Takeoff – 33,000 kg (72,752 lb)Performance: Powerplants – 2 X Modified WS-10 Variants Producing 132kN EachMaximum Speed – Mach 2.4 (2,940 kph 1,826 mph)Ferry Range – 3,500 km (2,175 miles)Armament: Cannon – 1 X 30 mm GSh-30-1 With 150 RoundsMunitions On 12 External Hardpoints8 X PL-12 or R-77 And4 X PL-9 Or R-73 Air-To-Air MissilesYJ-62 Or Kh-41 Anti-Ship MissilesYJ-91 Supersonic Anti-Ship MissilesECM PodsVarious Bombs And Rockets
